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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do the leaders in Chelm not want the people to do one of the things they highly enjoy?
(a) They will not agree with their plan.
(b) They will get cold.
(c) It will trample the snow.
(d) They will see the snow.

2. What does Atzel ask for when he hears what the doctor tells the older man to do to cure Atzel?
(a) A book.
(b) Time.
(c) Water.
(d) Food.

3. What does Atzel do when he returns from the false paradise?
(a) Eats some mush and bread.
(b) Goes to church.
(c) Proposes.
(d) Apologizes.

4. What kind of food does Atzel think people in paradise eat?
(a) Fresh food.
(b) Meaty food.
(c) Hearty food.
(d) Rich food.

5. How does Atzel feel during his funeral?
(a) Content.
(b) Tired.
(c) Happy.
(d) Offended.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many daughters does the father in "Grandmother's Tale" have?

2. What do the doctors pronounce Atzel to be when he wants to go to paradise?

3. Who was called when the moon was not found in the barrel later in the day?

4. What does Gronam think the snow is?

5. What do the people in Chelm like to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gronam notice about the Hanukkah snow?

2. How does "Grandmother's Tale" begin?

3. What does Atzel do on his first days in paradise, and how does he feel about this?

4. What did the strange man in "Grandmother's Tale" do when he came into the house?

5. What do the Elders decide to do during the next snow after seeing what happened?

6. What does Dr. Yoetz see when he first checks on Atzel inside Kadish's house?

7. How do the Elders decide to tell the people not to trample the snow?

8. What strange thing did the children notice while the strange man was playing with them?

9. Why did someone think the moon fell in a barrel?

10. What came into the house as the strange man called out after his real identity was revealed?

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